Global Citizen Festival 2025

The Show

The 2025 Global Citizen Festival returned to Central Park's Great Lawn, hosted by Hugh Jackman, with a global broadcast tied to campaigns for energy access in Africa, Amazon protection, and education for 30,000 children.

A free, action-driven festival on the Great Lawn streamed worldwide.

• Headliners:The Weeknd, Shakira
• Featured artists:Cardi B, Tyla, Ayra Starr, Mariah the Scientist, with a special appearance by ROSÉ
• Host:Hugh Jackman
• Venue:Central Park Great Lawn, New York NY
• Cause:4.3 million citizen actions for energy access, the Amazon, and global education

RPG's Scope of Work

Broadcast music audio for the Great Lawn main stage and global stream.

• Broadcast audio production:Outdoor festival broadcast music mix for live transmission and streaming
• Music mix:Stereo + 5.1 broadcast music mix from a single master
• Recording:Redundant Pro Tools HDX multitrack capture
• Mix infrastructure:Lawo mc² console platform with networked mic preamps

Technical Specs

The audio kit list

• Broadcast / mix console:Lawo mc² series console
• Multitrack recording:Redundant Pro Tools HDX rigs
• Microphone preamps:Networked Lawo preamps over IP audio backbone
• Master delivery:Stereo + 5.1 broadcast master
• Stage IO:Networked stage rack with redundant fiber backbone

Results & Impact

What it added up to

• Reach:Global stream plus 60,000 on the Great Lawn
• Cause:4.3 million citizen actions logged through the campaign
• Production wins:Multi-headliner changeovers delivered cleanly to the global broadcast